Place of birth Ovar, Portugal Name Jose Semedo 1978–1979 Esmoriz Role Footballer | 1979–1980 Feirense Height 1.77 m 1980–1984 Porto | |
Full name Jose Orlando Vinha Rocha Semedo Date of birth (1965-03-05) 5 March 1965 (age 50) | ||
José Orlando Vinha Rocha Semedo (born 5 March 1965) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central midfielder.
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He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 248 games and 28 goals over the course of 15 seasons, representing in the competition Porto and Salgueiros.
Club career
Born in Ovar, Semedo started playing professionally for FC Porto. Even though he was already part of the first team's setup during the club's conquest of the European Cup, he was only a fringe player (only 27 league appearances in four seasons combined), beginning to appear regularly precisely the following campaign as the northerners added the Intercontinental Cup and the UEFA Super Cup; domestically, the 1987–88 campaign ended with the double.
In 1994 Semedo, who would eventually be an important member in 12 of Porto's 22 accolades during his spell, suffered a severe knee injury from which he never recovered. At 31, he moved to neighbours Sport Comércio e Salgueiros, retiring from football after three unassuming years.
Semedo started coaching in 2009, being an assistant in Padroense FC's under-17. Two years later, in the same predicament, he returned to Porto's seniors, joining newly appointed Vítor Pereira's staff.
International career
During five years, Semedo gained 21 caps for Portugal, scoring twice. One of those came on 31 March 1993 in a 1–1 draw in Switzerland for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, as the national side finished third in its group, being eliminated from the final stages precisely by those opponents.